12 Jul 2025

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This week wasn't very good for me ! On Monday I woke up with a cold, my throat hurt, my nose ran, and I felt really lousy.

On Wednesday I felt a bit better and put my computer at the wide open window and watched the residents playing Mini Golf for the first time. It had been nicely renovated and everybody seemed keen to play ! Wheelchair or not. And I watched them from my window.

 

I couldn't participate I felt too weak. I slept not very good and on purpose, there was a full moon shining I had never seen such a big one. Unfortunately the photos weren't good. 

Each morning when I look at the sky I see the same bird sitting on the electric wire and look around. 

 

 
That's funny because it is always at the same place and always alone. It is crow, there are lots in the park and they make a terrible noise in the morning !

On Thursday it was so nice outside that I decided to join the others, just to watch them Diskus throwing ! 

They all did their best and the disks  

The next day I picked up my new phone, but afterward I was so weak that I put it in a corner. I'll configure it tomorrow. I sat down with the others and watched them play Boccia. A 96 old lady won and was very proud. 

 
Then we had our coffee together and the manager (the lady in the back) also came and sat down with us, saying that she also needed a break. She is very nice and always has an open ear.
 
Being sick and not feeling well because of this cold, I realize how happy I am to have found this nice place where you almost feel on holidays, where the air is good, no cars, only the crows making noise and sometimes two cats who don't agree on something.
 
 
 
 

 


 

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5 comments:

  1. Dear Ingrid, your photos are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing your story ❤️

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  2. It's a good place to live, with plenty of help on hand, should you need it. I hope you are feeling stronger now.

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  3. It's wonderful that you have such a nice place to live, but what about the poor people in Belgium? Are they looked after in their old age?

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  4. I'm so sorry you have not been feeling well. I hope you feel better soon. That's funny about the same crow in the same spot every morning. I'm glad you have such a good place to live.

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  5. Everybody gets a pension, you pay for it your whole working life and the amount is directly deducted from your monthly salary. Of course mostly it's not enough, but then Social Security takes care and there are retirement homes also for those who have not enough money. My pension wouldn't be enough either, but we sold the house and that pays the difference.

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